diff --git a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
index ca20973bf5a2..7ea2749a414c 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2019-01-13  Dominique d'Humieres  <dominiq@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	PR fortran/88803
+	* gfortran.texi: Replace @xref with @ref and adjust the sentence.
+
 2019-01-13  Thomas Koenig  <tkoenig@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	PR fortran/57992
diff --git a/gcc/fortran/gfortran.texi b/gcc/fortran/gfortran.texi
index e44b8ccaad3c..02ff32f741f1 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/gfortran.texi
+++ b/gcc/fortran/gfortran.texi
@@ -1471,8 +1471,8 @@ are four-byte integers by default, and eight-byte integers if the
 compability only) is in effect.
 
 The representation of the record markers is that of unformatted files
-given with the @option{-fconvert} option, the @xref{CONVERT specifier}
-on the open statement or the @xref{GFORTRAN_CONVERT_UNIT} environment
+given with the @option{-fconvert} option, the @ref{CONVERT specifier}
+in an open statement or the @ref{GFORTRAN_CONVERT_UNIT} environment
 variable.
 
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